Lantern



(No Model.)

2 Sheets-$11661; 1. M; KILLIAN.

LANTERN.

Patented May 11, 1897.

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M. KILLIAN.

LANTERN (N0 Mcdel.)

I Patented May 1-1, 1897..

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MARTIN KILLIAN, OF CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO.

LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,506, dated May '11,1897. Application filed November 6, 1896. Serial No. 611,205. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARTIN KILLIAN, of Central City, in the county ofGilpin and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Lanterns, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to construct a lantern which may be usedin any manner in which an ordinary lantern may be employed and which maylikewise be attached to a kettle for the purpose of enabling thecontents of the same to be heated; and a further object of the inventionis to provide a means for suspending the lantern from an overheadsupport or from an upright support, and to provide the lantern withdevices by means of which it may be attached either to a receptacle orto a fixed object in a simple and economic manner.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a pail and the lantern connectedtherewith and held against the bottom of the pail. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the lantern and pail, the two parts being in the positionshown in Fig. 1, and the said Fig. 2 illustrates in dotted lines a meansfor supporting the lantern at one side of the pail, so that it may beemployed for lighting purposes when'desired. Fig. 3 is a partial frontelevation of the pail or receptacle and a side elevation of the lantern,the latter being dropped below the bottom of the pail in order to permitcandles to be placed in the lantern in a manner to direct the flame tothe bottom of the pail. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the lantern. Fig.5 is a rear elevation of the lantern, illustrating a modification in thedevices for supporting the same. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a strap whichis used in connection with the supporting devices for the lantern shownin Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan view of a support for the lantern adaptedfor engagement with an overhead device or for attachment to a wall. Fig.8 is a detail view of the lower end of the supporting-rod 'ing medium ina dark lantern.

socket 11 is located, preferably made in two sections l1" and 11",clamped together by means of a screw 11, extending through the back ofthe lantern, thelens being at the front, as shown in Fig. 2, and thesaid socket 11 is adapted to receive a candle 12, the smoke from thewick of the candle when ignited being received by a funnel or chimney13, located immediately opposite the socket in which the candle is to beplaced, and a shed 14 is located upon the exterior of the casing of thelantern over the exit end of the funnel or chimney 13, and the said shedis of the character usually adapted to receive the Waste products ofcombustion from the illuminat- The shed 14 is so attached to the casin gof the lantern that it may be readily detached therefrom, so that it maybe placed in the pocket in the event the lantern is not in use.

Above the lantern A a pail B is located, the bottom of the pail beingnormally in engagement with the back. portion of the lantern. Onopposite sides of the lantern, at the eX- terior of the same, apreferably T-shaped stud 15 is secured to a suitable plate 15, and thisplate at each of its ends is provided with a headed pin 16. A rod 17 islocated at each side of the pail B, being secured thereto at its upperend by suitable lock-nuts to flanges 18, projected from opposite sidesof the pail, and the lower end of the rod 17 is slotted to receive'aT-head 19, secured to the pail, one at each side, as shown in Fig. 1. Asleeve 20 is held to slide upon each of the rods 17 and may be held inengagement with the rod at any point in the length of the latter throughthe medium of a set-screw 21. Each sleeve 20 is provided with anoutwardly-extending stem or reduced portion 22, and upon each stem orreduced portion of each sleeve the upper end of a supporting-arm 23 ispivoted, the lower portion of the said arm being slotted to receive a Textension or stud 15, projectedfrom the outer side of the lantern, andthe said supporting arms are prevented from leaving the studs 22,attached to the sleeves 20, by passing cotter-pins 24L through the outerends of the studs in front of the supportingarms 23. Each supporting-arm23 is provided near its lower end with pivoted links 25 and 26, andthese links at their lower extremities have slots 27 produced therein,so that they may be sprung over the headed pins 16, attached to theplate secured to the lantern, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The slot in thelower end of each supporting-arm 23 is designated in the drawings as 28,and its shape is clearly shown in Fig. 8.

A bail 29 is pivotally attached to the upper portion of the pail B, andnear the top of the pail, upon one side, a supporting-arm 30 is located,which extends longitudinally along the outer face of the pail and ispivoted in the hangers or the supports 18, to which the bail is attachedand with which the sup porting-rod 17 is connected. The supportingarm 30is provided with a central crank 32, which is passed through a sleeveupon which pendent locking devices 31 are secured, the pendent devicesbeing provided with angular heads at their lower extremities, and thetop of the pail B is normally closed by means of a cup-like receptacle(Shown in Figs. 1 and 2.) When the lantern is not in use, it issupported, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, closely beneath and practically incontact with the bottom of the pail B, but when the contents of the pailare to be heated the set-screws 21 are loosened, so that the sleeves maydrop down upon the guide-bars 17, attached to the pail, and lower thelantern A a predetermined distance below the pail, as illustrated inFig. 3. Then the lantern is in its lower position, if it is desired toreverse the same such reversal may be made by disconnecting the linksand 26 from engagement with the lantern, whereupon the lantern may beturned upon its axis, which is the pins 15, so as to bring the lanternto the desired position.

V'hen the lantern is lowered, as shown in Fig. 3, candles 31 may beplaced on the top of the lantern, and 131161131110 from the same willimpinge upon the bottom of the can or pail B. The lantern is providednear the top with astrap 35 and preferably near the bottom with a secondstrap 35, so that the lantern when disconnected from the pail may beplaced upon a dashboard or an equivalent support, suitable irons orhangers being secured to the dashboard and arranged to enter the straps35 and 35 lVhen, however, it is desired to place the lantern in front ofthe pail, so as to permit the lantern to be employed in the usualmanner, the links 25 and 26 are disconnected from the pail and thelantern is carried upward at one side of the said pail, its upper strap35 being engagedby the pendent locking devices 31, attached to the pail,and the supporting-arms 23 will then have assumed the diagonal positionshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the lantern being held firmly andsecurely in a position to be carried to distribute the light over thesurface to be traversed. Handles 36 are secured to the back of thelantern in order that the improved lantern may be used in the samemanner as a dark lantern.

In order that the lantern maybe supported in a mine or in other placeswhere work is to be done, a supporting device is employed, (illustratedin Fig. 7,) which device consists of a shank 37, having a hook 33 at itsupper end and two hooks 39 and 40 at its lower end, the hooks beingturned upwardlyin opposite directions, together with a spur 41, which isattached to one upright edge of the shank 37, as shown in Fig. 2.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a slight modification in the form of thesuspension device forthe lantern. In said Fig. 5 arms 42 are pivoted 011the T-heads 15 and are carried above the top of the lantern and thenceupward in parallel lines, the projecting portions of the arms beingprovided upon their inner faces with lugs 43, as is also illustrated inthe said Fig. 5. The projecting portions of the arms 12 are passedthrough openings in the ends of a bridge 47, which bridge is providedbetween the said openings with a depression 47, and into the saiddepression one end of a lock 44 is sprung, the said lock consisting of aplate having one of its ends bifurcated and terminating in heads 45,which are to be passed through the strap 35 on the back of the lantern,as illustrated in Fig. 5, while at the opposite end of the lock 44 aneye 46 is formed, and by means of this eye the lantern may be hung uponeither one of the lower hooks 39 or 40 of the shank 37 of the supportingdevice shown in Fig. 7, according to whether said supporting device issuspended from an overheadsupport by means of its upper hook 33 or isattached to a vertical or an inclined support through the medium of itsspur 41.

It is evident that the lantern may be carried to the front of the pailB, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and when so carried it will besupported at its upper end by the prongs 31, connected with the arm 30,the said prongs entering the upper loop 35 on the back of the lantern,and the lantern will be further supported by the ar1ns23, connected withthe guide-bars 17, attached to the pail.

It is also evident that the lantern may be entirely disconnected fromthe pail, and also from the supports which are carried by the bars 17 sothat the lantern may be used in the same manner as an ordinary darklan-- tern when desired.

Under the construction shown in Fig. 5 the lugs 43 will admit of thelantern being applied to a stick, a standard, or a support ofcorresponding character; but the lugs are particularly designed tofacilitate the application of the lantern to the dashboard of a vehicle.To that end a block or a casting is employed, (shown in Figs. 9 and 10,)provided in its face with openings 51 to receive screws or the like, andalso with a groove 52, one in each side edge, each groove having arecess 53 in its back wall. The block having been secured to a support,the lugs 43 are sprung into the recesses 53.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a pail, a lantern provided withpivot-pins extending from opposite sides, supporting-arms connected withthe said pivot-pins and to the pail, a locking device carried by thepail, and a keeper located on the lantern and capable of engaging withthe locking device, as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with a pail or like receptacle and guides securedthereto, of supporting-arms adjustable upon the said guides, a lanternpivotally connected with the supporting-arms, and branches from thesupporting-arms, likewise connected with the lantern and extending oneat each side of the main supporting-arms, as and for the purpose setforth.

3. The combination, with a receptacle and guides secured thereto, of alantern, supporting-arms adjustably located on said guides and removablyand pivotally connected with opposite sides of the lantern, branchespivotally connected with the supporting-arms and removably attached tothe lantern, a keeper located on the lantern, and a locking devicecarried by the pail and adapted for engagement with the said keeper, asset forth.

4. The combination of a body, a guide on the body, a rod pivoted andslidable on the guide, a lantern to which the rod is pivotallyconnected, a keeper on the lantern, and a catch on the body forengagement .with the keeper when the lantern is in a certain position,substantially as described.

5. A lantern having arms connected therewith and extending outwardlytherefrom, each arm having a lug on its adjacent face, a bridgeconnected to the outwardly-extending portions of the arms, and a blockhaving grooved edges respectively receiving the outwardly-projectingportions of the arms, and provided in said grooves with recessesrespectively receiving the lugs of the arms,

substantially as described.

6. A lantern having arms secured thereto and projecting outwardlytherefrom, a bridge connected to the outwardly-projecting portion of thearms and having a depression, a keeper secured to the lantern, and alock sprung into the depression of the bridge and having a springbifurcated portion capable of locking with the keeper, substantially asdescribed.

7. The combination of a body portion, a rigid arm pivotally and slidablyconnected therewith, a lantern carried by the arm, and means for holdingthe lantern in either of two positions with reference to the bodyportion, the rigid arm being capable of swinging the lantern to engagewith the body portion at either of two points, substantially asdescribed.

8. The combination with a body portion, of two rigid arms respectivelylocated on opposite sides thereof, each arm being pivotally and slidablyconnected with the bodyportion, a lantern carried between the arms andcapable of engaging the body portion at either of two points, and meansfor holding the lantern removably in its two positions, substantially asdescribed.

MARTIN KILLIAN. Witnesses JOHN M. MACK, ANDREW MAZZINI.

